3. Raban Gamliel questioned Rebbi Akiva why he did not recited Birkas ha'Mazon. Rebbi Akiva replied that although Raban Gamliel had taught that one recites Birkas ha'Mazon on dates, he had also taught that one should follow the majority opinion (which, in this case, maintains that one recites Berachah me'Ein Shalosh on dates).

4. Similarly, one who eats, on Pesach, many small pieces of bread that add up to a k'Zayis is liable for Kares.

5. For example, a small piece of bread less than a k'Zayis that was soaked (or cooked) in liquid for a long time may lose its "appearance/form of bread," and require the blessing of "Borei Minei Mezonos" and not "Hamotzi."